Legal Opinion
Salama v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 2017No. 2015 CA 1992PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWelch, J.
LThe State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), appeals a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) that increased the wrongful death damages awarded by the jury to three of the six plaintiffs. We reverse the JNOV and reinstate the jury’s verdict as to two of those plaintiffs, and we affirm the JNOV as to one plaintiff, but amend the amount of damages awarded.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On Sunday, May 10, 2009, Noha Salama arrived in Louisiana, having traveled from her home in Israel to visit family. Her nephew, Mohamed Abu-Jaber, picked her up at…
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